Eight Situations - Test 5

B2 First · Listening Multiple Choice Extracts · Cambridge English First 2, Cambridge University Press

You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1–8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

You hear part of an interview with a crime writer.

What does he say about his home town?

It was a good background for the writing he does.

He generally feels uncomfortable returning there.

People there tend to treat him differently now.

You hear a careers adviser talking to a woman who has applied for two jobs.

What suggestion does he make?

find out more information about the first job

withdraw the application for the second job

ask the first company to be flexible

You hear a girl talking about a psychology textbook.

What does she say about it?

It is not very interesting.

It is good value for money.

It is going to come in useful.

You hear the mother of a famous skier talking about a competition.

She says that her daughter

expected to win the competition.

didn't tell her mother she was entering it.

gave up her job to practise for it.

You hear a film director talking about the actors she works with.

How does she feel about the actors in her current film?

She sympathises with their problems.

She admires the sacrifices they make.

She approves of their attitudes.

You hear a man talking about his first job interview.

How did he feel during the interview?

confident that he was right for the job

embarrassed because of the long silences

relieved he could answer most of the questions

You hear two friends talking about a popular television programme.

What is the programme about?

retirement

cookery

teaching

You hear two people talking about a place they have visited.

What kind of place is it?

a museum

a library

a shop

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